The Jewish Central Council supports the Left Party

Published 21 October 2024 at 13.06

Domestic. TheJewish Central Council has decided to no longer invite the Left Party to its commemorations. The decision comes after revelations over the summer that local V politicians expressed anti-Semitism and praised terror-labelled organizations such as the PFLP.

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– Within the left party, anti-Semitism is not only a problem among individual people, but it is much deeper than that, says Aron Verständig, chairman of the Jewish Central Council to SVT.

Verständig also points to support within the party for the representatives who have been the subject of exclusion cases. The Jewish Central Council has previously had no contact with the Sweden Democrats with reference to similar accusations of anti-Semitism.

Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar responds in a written comment to SVT, where she assures that the party acted clearly against anti-Semitism and expresses a willingness to dialogue with the Jewish Central Council. Aron Verständig welcomes that opening and sees positively the possibility of talks.

– This means that you consider the criticism to be serious and that you want to have a conversation with us. I think that is positive, says Aron Verständig to SVT.